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Imaginative Inventions
The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Roller Skates, Potato Chips, Marbles, and Pie (and More!)
By Harper, Charise Mericle
- ISBN
- 978-0-31634-725-9
- Publisher
- Boston : Little Brown, c2001.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2001
Gr 1-4 Children who are interested in the origins of things will enjoy this whimsical look at how piggy banks, doughnuts, eyeglasses, high-heeled shoes, chewing gum, and more were created. Each of the 14 inventions is covered in a two-page spread. The main text is composed of four-line stanzas that note the date (or time period) of the invention and relate how the idea ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
